Marking

Further information as PDF

• the manufacturer who has put the item of equipment on the market
• a designation which allows it to be identified
• the application area
  • underground I
  • other areas II,
  • gases and vapours - G -, dust - D - or mines - M -
• the categories which indicate whether the device is only suitable for specific zones
• the type(s) of protection the equipment fulfils
• the explosion group, and if required, the explosion subgroup for which it is suitable and
• the temperature class for which the piece of equipment is suitable
• the notified body where the type examination certificate was issued, the standard or revision of a standard applicable to the piece of equipment including the registration number of the certificate at the notified body, and, if necessary, which special conditions must be observed.

In addition, the information which is required for a similar device of industrial construction must be available.
 

Example of a marking - electrical equipment